Novak Djokovic is on the eve of the biggest battle in tennis history but on Thursday showed he could still find time to have a laugh.

The world No 1 will next week participate in a four-way fight for the men's Wimbledon title as he, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray look to establish themselves as the sport's greatest power.

Returning to his traditional Wimbledon warm-up at The Boodles tennis tournament in Stoke Park, however, the Serb entertained an attentive crowd throughout as he light-heartedly poked fun at Maria Sharapova's theatrical on-court behaviour before going topless in performing a strip-tease dance for the crowd... and encouraging opponent Grigor Dimitrov, Sharapova's boyfriend, to do the same!

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Strip tease? Novak Djokovic goes topless for the crowd before challenging Grigor Dimitrov to do the same

For all of his relaxed demeanour, however, Djokovic confirmed his focus is on bouncing back from his memorable defeat to Rafael Nadal at the French Open with a strong showing at Wimbledon from next week.

The Serb lost to eventual winner Nadal at Roland Garros earlier in the month, with the Spaniard eventually securing a five-set victory with a 9-7 success in the fifth set of their epic semi-final.

Djokovic now goes into Wimbledon, which he says is his favourite tournament, looking to claim his second SW19 crown after coming out on top in 2011 and the reigning Australian Open champion wants to use his fortnight in south-west London to banish the memories of his defeat in Paris.

'The consolation is that I have Wimbledon coming up and there is no bigger motivation than playing in the most prestigious tournament in the world in our sport,' he said.

Now it's your turn: After finishing his daace, Djokovic tells Dimitrov it's time to perform one of his own

'It is the one I always dreamed of
winning and it was the highlight of my career. I love playing in
Wimbledon - the grass is the most special surface in our sport.

'Hopefully I can bounce back from that defeat to Nadal in Paris that was
a thrilling match to be a part of. Life goes on and it and won't be the
first or last time I lose.

'I lost to him at the French three or four times before this year. A
loss is a loss and of course it hurts, but the next day you wake up to a
new day and you have to stand up and work and get stronger.'

'Everything is going according to plan and hopefully I can get in the best possible shape before the start.

'It is a busy schedule but it has been like this for many years so I
know what I need to do to adjust from the slower to the faster surface
in a short period of time. It is difficult but it is the same for
everybody.

'It is movement mostly. The ball bounce and everything is different. You
can't slide and there is a difference in steps and adjustments and
everything happens very fast on grass. Obviously it takes time. I think
I'm going to be fine for Wimbledon.'

Competitor: Sharapova has been preparing for Wimbledon at London's Hurlingham Club

Doting girlfriend: Djokovic's girlfriend, Jelena Ristic, is in on London to support her boyfriend's tennis pursuits

Djokovic, who has been joined in London by his girlfriend, Jelena Ristic, also told the crowd: 'I haven't done my Maria impression for a while now, but I think Grigor is probably better at it than me now!'

Dimitrov added: 'It’s a great feeling to play against him. I mean, especially today. I hope we had an entertaining match but at the same time a very positive match.'